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requirements-discovery
Stakeholder interviews, PRD structure, and scope definition for software requirements elicitation. Use when gathering requirements, defining project scope, or structuring product requirement documents.
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Requirements Discovery
Systematic requirements elicitation through structured questioning, stakeholder analysis, and specification development. Transforms ambiguous project ideas into concrete, measurable specifications.
When to Use This Skill
- Gathering requirements for a new project or feature from vague descriptions
- Conducting stakeholder interviews to uncover needs and constraints
- Writing or structuring a Product Requirements Document (PRD)
- Defining project scope with clear boundaries and priorities
- Creating user stories with well-defined acceptance criteria
- Identifying non-functional requirements (performance, security, scalability)
- Resolving conflicting stakeholder priorities
- Validating requirement completeness before handing off to implementation
Quick Reference
| Task | Load reference |
|---|---|
| Interview patterns, PRD structure, scope definition, user story mapping | skills/requirements-discovery/references/elicitation-techniques.md |
Core Principles
- Ask "why" before "how": Uncover true user needs, not assumed solutions
- Socratic questioning: Guide discovery through questions rather than assumptions
- Progressive refinement: Move from broad goals to specific, testable criteria
- Stakeholder balance: Integrate diverse perspectives without letting any single voice dominate
Workflow
1. Discovery
Understand the problem space before defining solutions.
- Identify all stakeholders and their roles
- Conduct structured interviews with open and closed questions
- Map user personas and their pain points
- Capture constraints (technical, budget, timeline, regulatory)
2. Specification
Transform raw input into structured requirements.
- Draft PRD with functional and non-functional requirements
- Write user stories with acceptance criteria
- Prioritize using MoSCoW or similar framework
- Define scope boundaries (what is explicitly out of scope)
3. Validation
Verify completeness and alignment before implementation.
- Review specifications with stakeholders
- Confirm acceptance criteria are testable and measurable
- Baseline success metrics and KPIs
- Log open questions and follow-up actions
- Prepare implementation handoff document
Common Mistakes
- Jumping to solutions before understanding the problem
- Treating requirements as fixed rather than iteratively refined
- Missing non-functional requirements (performance, security, accessibility)
- Failing to define what is out of scope
- Writing acceptance criteria that cannot be objectively tested
- Skipping validation with actual users or stakeholders
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